Swahili
ndago
n-DA-go
How to say it
Swahilindagon-DA-gosoon
Englishnut grasssoon
Frenchsouchetsoon
Meaning
a weedy sedge plant, nut grass.
Good to know
ndago (a weed, 'nut grass,' Cyperus rotundus). ndago mwitu. papyrus grass
Examples
- Shamba lilijaa ndago licha ya kupaliliwa.The field was full of nut grass despite being weeded.
- Je, ndago huondolewaje kabisa?How is nut grass removed completely?
- Ndago mwitu ilikua kando ya mto.Papyrus grass grew beside the river.
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